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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun In the Odyssey, a maiden who befriended the stranded Odysseus.
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This Book may, therefore, be called Nausicaa's Book, as she is the leading character in it, imparting to it a marvelous mood of idyllic beauty and womanly purity.
Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Denton Jaques Snider 1883
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Eilin O'Dea brought the novel's notorious "Nausicaa" chapter to life.
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Eilin O'Dea brought the novel's notorious "Nausicaa" chapter to life.
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On April 12, Gaskell wrote to Hart that he finds numerous problems with Gabler's editing of the "Nausicaa" episode.
The New 'Ulysses': The Hidden Controversy Rossman, Charles 1988
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In the "Nausicaa" episode Gerty McDowell claims soulful love, yet her physical urges make their sly presence felt.
The Big Word in 'Ulysses' Ellmann, Richard 1984
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Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".
GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010
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Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".
GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010
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Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".
GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010
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Led by Okui-san of the photography department, an argument began about how to make an original negative of "Nausicaa".
GhibliWiki - Recent changes [en] LLin 2010
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Although the incredible "Princess Mononoke" later upstaged this early work in terms of art and detail, in many ways I still prefer "Nausicaa".
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